Again in NCIS Season 11, a handful of episodes after Cote de Pablo made her closing look as Ziva David as a sequence common (she’d later return within the Season 15 finale and some Season 16 episodes), Emily Wickersham’s Ellie Bishop was introduced in to take her spot on the staff being led on the time by Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Wickersham additionally had a prolonged keep on the hit CBS present, finally departing within the Season 18 finale. A couple of years after that main NCIS exit, the actress has posted an image of herself with blonde hair once more, which naturally resulted within the sequence’ followers posting a variety of feedback.
Up till lately, Wickersham had been rocking the brunette look, however now she’s determined to return to the blonde locks she proudly displayed throughout her 8-year run as Ellie Bishop. Check out her Instagram put up beneath displaying, as she put it within the caption, Wickersham going “again to blonde programming.”
Though Emily Wickersham had appeared in numerous films and TV present earlier than becoming a member of NCIS, the procedural is her major declare to fame, so naturally followers swarmed the put up’s feedback part to offer their two cents. First off, @wildinthemix_96 successfully voiced what many had been pondering upon seeing the blonde look:
Makes me miss Ellie Bishop 😭
Like most actors who’ve been NCIS sequence regulars, however ultimately left the present, Wickersham has but to return to this nook of the CBS programming block; the truth is, she hasn’t acted in something since that exit, although take note she did have a toddler in 2021 together with her companion James Badge Dale. Fortuitously, in contrast to individuals like Lauren Holly’s Jenny Shepard or Duane Henry’s Clayton Reeves, Ellie Bishop remains to be alive, so the choice for her to return again remains to be on the desk, which @scottd811 is definitely hoping will occur.
Come again to NCIS!! You’re missed.
Whereas it’s unlikely Emily Wickersham would resume being a sequence common if Ellie resurfaced on NCIS, it might definitely be straightforward sufficient to deliver her again in a visitor starring/recurring capability, identical to what occurred with Cote de Pablo. If something, the actress going blonde once more may get followers to begin championing for that to occur much more than earlier than. Take a look at what @craigdeane stated:
Appears to be like good, jogs my memory of your NCIS years.
For individuals who want a refresher, on the finish of NCIS Season 18, Ellie Bishop resigned from the regulation enforcement group (forward of Gibbs’ personal departure within the following season), as she’d determined to go on a long-term undercover mission being dealt with by Odette, who’d been working with Ziva throughout the time she was presumed lifeless. Ellie leaving additionally meant that her long-simmering romantic dynamic with Wilmer Valderrama’s Nick Torres would by no means be absolutely explored past the kiss they shared instantly earlier than going their separate methods. So when you’re like @cathymcalle, you’d prefer to see NCIS ultimately resolve this lingering plot thread.
Like it!! Please inform me you’re coming again to #NCIS for some unfinished enterprise with Nic! 🫶😉💙🤞🤞
Lastly, as a bonus, Emily Wickersham’s NCIS co-star Brian Dietzen, who continues to star as Jimmy Palmer, complimented the actress for going blonde once more. See for your self:
Trying nice Em!
Clearly ought to the day come that it’s introduced that Wickersham will reprise Ellie Bishop, we’ll let you realize. For now, though NCIS has been renewed for Season 21, it’s stays unclear when it’s going to air on CBS. For now, you’ll be able to stream all prior 20 seasons with a Paramount+ subscription, or be at liberty to scan by our 2023 TV schedule to see what exhibits are dropping new episodes now or within the close to future.
